Bandai Namco’s New York Comic-Con 2014 lineup is in. Fans will be able to go hands-on with the company’s upcoming slate of titles, including Lords of the Fallen, Dragon Ball: Xenoverse, Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2, Digimon All-Star Rumble, Project CARS, Dark Souls II (Crown of the Ivory King), Power Rangers Super Megaforce, Tenkai Knights: Brave Battle, and Tales of Hearts R.
Source: Bandai Namco PR
Blue bars represent Japanese sales debuts of the various Fatal Frame games. Combining the blue and red bars represents lifetime sales.
All things considered, Fatal Frame: The Black Haired Shrine Maiden’s debut wasn’t too terrible. It sold more than the last two games for Wii – a console with a much higher install base.
The Wii U version of Turtle Tale is due out on the European Wii U eShop next week, based on a listing found on the store. The game should be available on October 9. Pricing is set at €2.99, but it appears that owners of the original 3DS game will be able to save 33 percent.
Wondering how Forbidden Manga came to be? Prior to Neverland’s closure, the studio was asked if they were interested in making another Rune Factory or moving on to something completely different. As we now know, the latter option was chosen.
Producer Yoshifumi Hashimoto told Siliconera the following about Forbidden Magna’s origins:
“It’s human nature that when you work on the same thing over and over, you want to branch out and do something different. We asked the Rune Factory team if they wanted to create another Rune Factory or if they wanted to branch out and create something else. They said they wanted to challenge themselves with something else and that was the beginning of Forbidden Magna.”
This week’s Japanese eShop update is as follows:
3DS
Downloadable Titles
Touch Battle Ninja – 500 yen
Tangram x Tangram – Dare mo ga Hamaru Silhouette Puzzle – 500 yen
Kinki no Maguna (retail title) – 5,980 yen (from 10/2)
Nazotoki Battle Tore! Densetsu no Mamiya o Fukkatsusaseyo! (retail title) – 5,119 (from 10/2)
Conbini Dream Demo – FREE
Virtual Console
NA (no titles since 5/7)
Wii U
Downloadable Titles
NA
Virtual Console
Mach Rider (Famicom) – 514 yen
Super Chinese World (Super Famicom) – 823 yen
F-Zero: Falcon Densetsu (F-Zero: GP Legend, Game Boy Advance) – 702 yen
Nintendo Life has published a new interview with Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai. Topics include third-party characters, the roster in general, the meticulous process of creating the different characters, and how much fans influence decisions.
Head past the break for some interview excerpts. The full interview can be found here.
